Local law enforcement raids three maquinitas, home in north Laredo

A man is taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 after law enforcement raided the Magic Spin maquinita located at West Calton Road and Gallagher Avenue.

A man is taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 after law enforcement raided the Magic Spin maquinita located at West Calton Road and Gallagher Avenue.

Photo: Cesar G. Rodriguez/Laredo Morning Times

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A man is taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 after law enforcement raided the Magic Spin maquinita located at West Calton Road and Gallagher Avenue.

A man is taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 after law enforcement raided the Magic Spin maquinita located at West Calton Road and Gallagher Avenue.

Photo: Cesar G. Rodriguez/Laredo Morning Times

Local law enforcement raids three maquinitas, home in north Laredo

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Authorities in Laredo raided several locations Friday in connection with allegations of illegal gambling.

Laredo police said law enforcement executed search warrants on three 8-liner establishments and a home in the 3000 block of Robert Frost, located in the Alexander Subdivision. The targeted maquinitas included Magic Spin and Village of Fortune. Magic Spin is located at West Calton Road and Gallagher Avenue. Village of Fortune is located in the 300 block of West Village Boulevard.

LPD said it worked with the Webb County District Attorney's Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety to investigate the illegal gambling case.

Law enforcement remained at both locations as of 12:30 p.m. Friday. The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Webb County District Attorney's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration were also at the maquinita off West Village.

No further information was immediately available.

In late September, local law enforcement raided two maquinitas: Palace Amusement Center and Win Win. An investigation into the 8-liner establishments resulted in at least 12 arrests and the seizure of almost $500,000.